Landais clogs are made of Alder (also called Vergne). This untreated wood, delivered in logs, comes from wetlands near the Adour.
Manufacturing is done in 2 stages:
- The
Façonneuse, which is an automatic lathe, reproduces pairs in specific models and
shapes.
- The
Creuseuse is used to hollow out the inside of the shoes according to templates.
The
manufacture of wooden clogs has been perpetuated in the family tradition for 7
generations: Dominique, Martin, Jean, Jules, Georges and Pierre, Francis and
finally Claude.
Long manufactured entirely by hand, it was in 1930 that Georges and Pierre started mechanizing and increased production.
In the
1980s, Claude joined the family business and continues to practice this
profession until today.
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